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This Safety Guide describes how the licensing process should be applied at the various stages of the lifetime of a nuclear installation, with discussion of the topics and required documents to be considered at each stage (siting and site evaluation, design, construction, commissioning, operation, decommissioning and release from regulatory control). Some of these stages may be grouped together, depending on national regulations. Complementary detailed information can be found in other IAEA publications, including those referenced in this Safety Guide. Recommendations on the application by a regulatory body of a graded approach to the licensing process are also provided in this Safety Guide.